“If I try to describe him here, it’s so I won’t forget him.
It’s sad to forget a friend. Not everyone has had a friend.
And I might become like the grown-ups who are no longer
interested in anything but numbers.
Which is still another reason why
I’ve bought a box of paints
and some pencils.”
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
a few collected places.
a point of recollection.
Thank you for another thoughtful and centered meditation.
ReplyDeleteIt is tough to have an appropriate response to this, as I don't have a good way to add to it in the form of conversational comment. I find the value of what you've said and I've experienced the type of "collecting of places" that you're talking about. And as always, the writing itself is very good.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments- I appreciate them all- and am immensely thankful that people out there are reading!
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